Remote Senior Splunk Engineer – Observability & SIEM Lead

ECS; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS is seeking a Sr. Splunk Engineer for a remote position focused on designing and operating Splunk environments. The role includes leading customer implementations, developing data ingestion pipelines, and optimizing performance. Candidates should have significant experience with Splunk, scripting skills, and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly. A U.S. Passport and eligibility for a Security Clearance are required. The salary range is $140,000 - $190,000.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying, and operating production‑scale Splunk environments.
• Background in Professional Services, DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Splunk environments.
• Lead customer‑facing implementations of Splunk.
• Write scripts for data ingestion and platform operations.

Skills

Deep, hands‑on expertise with Splunk

Strong experience with SPL

Solid understanding of SIEM

Strong scripting and automation skills

Strong Linux/Unix experience

Excellent communication skills

Education

U.S. Security Clearance eligibility

U.S. Passport required

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Elastic Stack

Job description

ECS is seeking a Sr. Splunk Engineer for a remote position focused on designing and operating Splunk environments. The role includes leading customer implementations, developing data ingestion pipelines, and optimizing performance. Candidates should have significant experience with Splunk, scripting skills, and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly. A U.S. Passport and eligibility for a Security Clearance are required. The salary range is $140,000 - $190,000.